1st Edition
Violence and Religion Attitudes towards militancy in the French civil wars and the English Revolution
By Judy Sproxton
Copyright 1995
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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Integrating her extensive knowledge of sixteenth and seventeenth century literature, Judy Sproxton examines the expression of a recurring theme in history, that of the tension between religious faith and political and militant action. Violence and Religion offers a detailed and fascinating study of the writings of some of the major figures of the time including Calvin, D'Aubigné Cromwell,... Read more
Introduction 1 Calvin: violent remedies, Repression of will, Repression of armed hostility 2 Perspectives of war in the writings of Agrippa d’Aubigné 3 Resistance justified The pamphleteers’ account, A poet’s account 4 From Calvin to Cromwell through Beard 5 Winstanley: the values of experience 6 In the shadow of God: Andrew Marvell 7 Conclusion
Biography
Judy Sproxton is Lecturer in French at the University of Birmingham.
'Stimulating volume ... Judy Sproxton is to be commended on having opened up a number of promising lines of enquiry.' - French Studies
